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STILLMAN A. WEST, OF RACINE, AlWISCONSIN BURNISHING-MACHIN-E FOR BOOTSAND SHOES.

. SPECIFICATION forming part of Iletters Patent No. 288,532, dated'November 13, 1883.

Application filed September 17, 1883. (No model.)

.To all whom t may concern/.-

Be it known that I, STILLMAN A. WEST, `o Racine, in the county ofRacine, and in the State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Burnishing-Machines for Boots, Shoes, Sto.; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof.

My invention relates to machines for burnishing the soles of shoes, andwill be fully described hereinafter.

In` the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved burnisher,and Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 show in elevations and sections details ofconstruction of same.

A is the burnisher-stand, with a counter, a', in its circular base a,.tormly rest on top of a bench or table, in which it is secured by screws.Said stand A has the two box-bearingsB B for the burnisher-shaft C,which has pulley D between said bearings, and is enlarged on its insideend, so as to form the head b. A slot, b', is cut across the center ofsaid head b for the flange a2, formed in the rear face of an eccentricbearing-plate, D, which has on its front face flange c, a socket, d, forthe ball e of burnisher-spindle E', said ball e being held free torotate in said socket cZby lockingplate d', screwed on top of saidfiange c. The eccentric bearing-plate D may be adjusted on head b ofshaft C, so as to vary the stroke of the burnisher, by means of twoscrews, e3 e3, screwing in said head b through slots f f of said plateD. The spindle or stem E slides in the cylindrical burnisher shaft orholder E, which carries in its opposite end the stein E2 of theburnisher F, which is held in said shaft by set-screw e. In about themiddle of its length said burnisher-shaft E is provided with a ring, ez,screwed on it, and which fits loosely in box-bearing (sphericallyhollowed) F on front end of said stand A. A slot, h, is formed in saidring e2 for the point o'f a pin, g, passing through said bearing F', andon which said burnisher-shaft E oscillates. G is the gas-pipe by whichsaid burnisher may be heated.v i is a hook suitably mounted in underface of stand to attach said pipe.

The pulley D of my burnisher being connected with the driving mechanism,the burnishing-toolF has imparted an oscillating mo-` tion against anypoint of the solveJ presented to it. rIhe operator, holding the shoewith both hands, can guide the sole against the face of the burnisherwith the greatest ease, doing better work and more of it than when usinga hand-burnisher.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with a burnisher for the soles of shoes, a drive-shaftprovided with an adjustable eccentric bearing-head for the ball of thesliding stem of the cylindrical burnisher-shaft, whereby said burnisheris oscillated in a spherical bearing of said stand, substantially as setforth.

2. In a burnisher for the soles of shoes, the stand A, havingbox-bearings B B and F', in combination with the shaft C, having pulleyD, head b, with slot b', eccentric bearing-plate D', with flanges a2 andc, socket d, and locking-plate d, and burnisher having cylindrical shaft,and sliding stem provided with ball e, substantially as shown anddescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a burnisher for the soles of shoes, the eccentric bearing-plate D,having flanges a2 and c, socket d, and locking-plate d', in com`bination with shaft E, having ring e2, with slot h for pin g, slidingstem E', with ball e, and Vstem E2 for burnishing-tool F, substantiallyas shown and described, and for the purpose set forth. p

4. In a burnisher for the soles of shoes, the burnisher F and shaft orholder E, having ring e2,with sloth, in combination with sphericalbearing F', having pin g, and mechanism, substantially as described, foroperating the burnisher, substantially as described, and for the purposeset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, onthis 28th day .of August, 1883, in the presence of two witnesses. y

STILLMAN A. WEST.

Witnesses:

STANLEY S. SroUT, M. KAUMHEIMEE.

